1. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano presented a forecast that the number of nuclear power plants would increase by 90 to 350 units in the world between now and 2030. The figure was estimated by IAEA following the accident at the Fukushima I nuclear power station operated by Tokyo Electric …
Dwave has sold a $10 million 128 qubit quantum computer systems and services to Lockheed and will also install another system at USC Currently the devPortal is being tested within D-Wave, however they are hoping to open it up to many developers in a staged way within the next year. Dwave should have 512 qubit …
Joseph Friedlander’s ideas on future engineering with AB-Matter (Bolonkin Femtotech). A guest article by Joseph Friedlander. If Professor Bolonkin’s AB-Needles and AB-Matter can be formed and used in quantity then what would be possible in far future space technology ? Nextbigfuture has reviewed Prof Bolonkin’s AB Needle proposal and paper. Earlier Bolonkin femtotech speculation. Going …
A team of researchers working out of the University of California, Berkeley, has developed an entirely new class of two-dimensional semiconductor made of indium arsenide. Called quantum membranes, the new material has a band structure and can be turned from a bulk material to a two-dimensional one, simply by reducing its size. NanoLetters – Quantum …
Weareallinthegutter has Carnival of Space 220 The American Museum of Natural History’s Beyond Planet Earth contest. They’re looking for original, out-of-this-world ideas on the future of space exploration in 3 minutes or less – watch their introductory video to find out more: Universe Today cover Paul Spudis plan for a sustainable and affordable lunar base …
Rice University physicists have created a tiny “electron superhighway” that could one day be useful for building a quantum computer, a new type of computer that will use quantum particles in place of the digital transistors found in today’s microchips. They describe a new method for making a tiny device called a “quantum spin Hall …
Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a carbon-based material that could revolutionize the way solar power is harvested. The new solar cell material – a transparent conductor made of carbon nanotubes – provides an alternative to current technology, which is mechanically brittle and reliant on a relatively rare mineral. Advanced Energy Materials – Electronically Monodisperse …
Cuban medical authorities have launched the sales of the world’s first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, local officials said on Tuesday. The CimaVax-EGF vaccine, as a result of a 25-year research into diseases related to tobacco smoking, has been developed by researchers and scientists at the Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM) in Havana. Clinical Development …
Artificial cilia exhibit spontaneous beating In a recent paper published in the journal Science, Associate Professor of Physics Zvonimir Dogic and colleagues present the first example of a simple microscopic system that self-organizes to produce cilia-like beating patterns. The findings also open a door for the development of one of the major goals of nanotechnology …
The cloaking shell is made of easily-manufactured sheets of plastic with holes through them The cone of Silence would enshroud its users within a transparent sound-proof shield. (Comedy gag from Get Smart) The real life acoustic cloak uses simple plastic sheets with arrays of holes, and could be put to use in making ships invisible …
Xanthipress – The first official presentation of Defkalion Green Technologies in Xanthi, was held Thursday afternoon in the auditorium of Town Hall Paleo Faliro, Greece. Defkalion is trying to produce energy from the fusion of hydrogen-nickel using the Energy Catalyzer invention of Focardi-Rossi. The presentation was made by the company president Alekos Xanthoulis, accompanied by …